In 1942 Japanese suicide bombers attacked the British base of Singapore
PM Mr. Winston Churchill admit that it was the greatest setback on British history
Sri Lanka selected to replace the south Asian forces base camp
British navel officer Sir Geoffrey Layton appointed as a commander in charge in Sri Lanka in March 1942
He select the Peradeniya botanic garden as his headquarters keeping the base camp in Trincomalee
Japanese bombers attacked Colombo on 05th April and then Trincomalee few days later
Colombo harbor, Rathmalana railway station instead Airbase and Angoda was highly effected from Japanese air attack
They have been destroyed a Navy warship at Trincomalee during the second attack after 4 days
Japanese intention was to attack the British DLI forces based in Rock House at Modara, north of Colombo harbor (it was one of the biggest arm warehouse and camp base)
Also there had a school and St' Andrews church next to the Army camp
Since 1940 till 1942 a Japanese trading organization been owned quite lots of shops in main street petta
The owner and his family used to live at Modara in a big house at Dockland place near Ely house road where the Rock House army base next to this premises.
The owner found as spy of Japanese government and captured later
His son fleet away from Sri Lanka but other have been kept in a army camp at Diyatalawa
Immediate action taken by British Government to hide the camp from the site
They destroy the St' Andrews Church keeping all statues in Japanese owned house
Japanese Air force may not be able to locate the area when they targeting the church
Japanese fighters later arrived to bomb the place but misled the plan and drop their bombs at Colombo harbor
ref-saman chandana kuarasinghe- principle -Imbula pra school /lankadeepnews paper 17-03-2013
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